Auryn, Inc., premiere digital publisher focused on creating award-winning interactive children's stories for the iPad and other tablet devices, announced today that it has been nominated for the one of the most sought-after industry awards, the Webby Awards. Auryn's digital iPad adaptation of the award-winning book by Laurence Anholt, Van Gogh and the Sunflowers is nominated for a Best Education & Reference Mobile App award in the 16th Annual Webby Awards.

Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. The IADAS, which nominates and selects The Webby Award winners, is comprised of web industry experts, including media mogul Arianna Huffington, Skype CEO Tony Bates, SHFT.com co-founder Adrian Grenier, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, mobile-phone inventor Martin Cooper, and Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, creators of the Webby Award-winning game app Angry Birds.